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Insights #4
51m
This class addresses the coordination of upper and lower body during striking, with attention to how the feet generate the power that the hands deliver. Hanshi Juchnik works through redirecting an opponent's momentum, the ninety-degree blocking angle that takes the incoming line and shoots it up so it can be planted down, and the hand drill that introduces aerodynamic movement where the feet drive the impact of the block. The discussion covers the three Octagons of upper, middle, and lower base, the J-block performed up or down, weight distribution on the back foot, choosing which part of the foot to use as the striking surface, and how condensing the movement affects the spine and triangulation with the earth.